Grace Bumbry: Singer who broke opera’s colour barrier
The singer became one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage
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Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival, dies at 86
Grace Bumbry was part of generation of acclaimed Black opera singers that included Leontyne Price, Shirley Verrett, George Shirley, Reri Grist and Martina Arroyo.
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